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Valentina Rangel on CrossFit life: “It’s not the healthiest of sports, but it’s what I love”

by Maitane Alana Place - 075

CrossFit is the sport to do.  Valentina Rangel is 22, she is ranked first in Columbia, where she is from and 156th in the world. Despite only starting CrossFit four years ago. “CrossFit looks for athletes capable of all kinds of tests,” and this is what Rangel has been fighting for. This sport

How world No 1 strategy coach Craig O’Shannessy uses technology to take Djokovic and Berrettini to the next level

by Pranav Shahaney - 0285

Wimbledon 2015 may seem a lifetime ago but it certainly holds a special place in German tennis player Dustin Brown’s heart. On one sunny July afternoon five years ago, the qualifier outplayed the two -time SW19 champion Rafael Nadal in four sets to stun the Centre Court crowd. After the game,

Arsenal v Chelsea shouldn’t be thought of as Miedema v Kerr: Beth England is in the form of her life

by Emily Salley - 0225

The Arsenal and Chelsea fixture on Sunday is a top of the table clash and the outcome is likely to determine which team will lift the WSL trophy at the end of the season. But the importance of this weekend’s match has been somewhat overshadowed by the hype around two of

Top Women’s Football Goals of 2019: Numbers 10-6

by Emily Salley - 0259

10. Amy Rodriguez Vs Sky Blue (NWSL) Rodriguez runs from her own half and strikes the ball from 30 yards out which sizzles through the air, over Haracic’s head and into the back of Sky Blue’s net. Not only did this goal ensure a 1-0 win for Utah Royals but it also

What should Liverpool expect from Flamengo in the Club World Cup final?

by Olga Bagatini - 0177

After 38 years, Flamengo and Liverpool will face each other again at the Fifa Club World Cup final at the Khalifa International stadium on Saturday. Despite Jurgen Klopp’s warning last Friday, when he said ‘Flamengo never played against a team like Liverpool’, it is unanimous among journalists that this tournament is more important to the

“It’s a Fantastic Place to be,” The Almost Football Utopia

by Alexandra Ibaceta - 0570

Women’s football is in a healthy state in contrast to the men’s football industry; it is not driven by a ‘the bigger the better’ money hungry mentality. FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship players still have a raw connection to the game and the interaction between clubs and fans

Oxford vs Cambridge Varsity Vlog

by Hamish Percy - 0139

Our reporters Ben Chapal and Hamish Percy went to the Varsity rugby matches at Twickenham between Oxford and Cambridge University... check out their Vlog at the bottom! Men's Match: Cambridge 15-0 Oxford Cambridge University defeated Oxford in the 138th men's Varsity match to complete a double after the women also won at Twickenham. Women's

Paralympic SPOTY shortlist: What about para athletes?

by Maitane Alana Place - 0458

By Maitane Alaña and Flavia Festa   BBC will announce its Sports Personality Of The Year (SPOTY) award on December 15. Its shortlist has six athletes – sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, cricket Ben Stokes, Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton, footballer Raheem Sterling and rugby player Alun Wyn Jones. The six athletes